Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 662 Struggle Among Various Parties, Seven Emotions and Six Desires (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qi unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes.

"understood."

Li Yunjing glanced at them out of the corner of his eye and coughed lightly: "You go ahead first, we'll be there shortly."

"Looks like we've come at just the right time!"

After the cavalrymen had gone far away, Li Yunjing narrowed his eyes. "A key, I didn't expect it to cause such a big dispute!"

He suddenly took out three talismans from his pocket: "These are shape-changing talismans. Let's change our identities."

A flash of light appeared, and the three people's appearances changed drastically.

Li Yunjing transformed into a scholar in a blue robe, while the two women dressed as ordinary women.

Li Yunjing and his two companions traveled along the official road, changing their identities at each post station they passed.

Three days later, the majestic city walls of the Jin capital finally appeared on the horizon.

"Fellow Daoist Li, the checks at the city gates are very strict."

Su Muqing frowned slightly as she looked at the long queue that had formed in the distance.

Li Yunjing's gaze swept across the city gate, then he suddenly pointed to the side gate: "Let's go that way."

At the side gate, several monks dressed in brocade robes were examining documents.

Li Yunjing took out a cyan jade token from his sleeve. Upon seeing this, the gatekeeper immediately bowed and said, "So you are the leader of 'Shadow Wind'. Please come in."

"The token given by the red-haired cult leader is really useful."

Zhao Qi said in a low voice.

"Actually, I don't want to use it."

Li Yunjing put away the jade token. "With this inspection just now, someone above will know that someone from 'Shadow Wind' has returned."

"Our identities are all fake, so naturally we dare not return to the 'Shadow Wind' organization."

As Li Yunjing spoke, he led the two women into the crowd in the city.

Not long after Li Yunjing and his companions left, they discovered that the streets of the capital were teeming with people, but a tense atmosphere was subtly pervasive.

From time to time, imperial guards in black armor patrolled by, and at street corners, there were many suspicious-looking people secretly observing.

"Let's find a place to stay with the Xiao family first."

After traversing several streets, Li Yunjing and his two companions returned to their normal appearances, turned into a quiet alley, and arrived at a teahouse called "Tingyuxuan".

When the teahouse owner saw Li Yunjing, a glint of light flashed in his eyes: "What kind of tea would you like, sir?"

"Three ounces of 'Cloud and Mist Tea' must be from before last year's Qingming Festival."

Li Yunjing said calmly.

The shopkeeper's expression turned serious: "Please follow me."

After passing through several courtyards, the three were led into a secret room.

The shopkeeper closed the door, then suddenly knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your subordinate greets Master Li! The family has already sent the order!"

"Yes! Thank you for your trouble."

Li Yunjing unleashed a burst of magical power, which transformed into a gentle breeze and lifted the other person's body.

The twilight in the capital was as red as blood. Li Yunjing stood by the window of the secret room in Tingyuxuan, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the blue jade tablet.

The shopkeeper, Xiao Yuan, had already left, leaving behind only the aroma of tea and the intelligence he had just obtained.

"Master Li, this is a record of the movements in the capital over the past half month."

The jade slip left behind by Xiao Yuan before he left is now lying on the sandalwood table, emitting a faint spiritual light.

"The royal family has been making frequent moves lately, the Imperial Guards have been mobilized unusually, and even some of the old monsters from the Hall of Worship have come out of seclusion."

Zhao Qi picked up the jade slip and examined it. After a moment, she frowned and said...

"The strangest thing is the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion. It has not activated its formation for seven consecutive days, which has never happened in the past ten years."

Su Muqing brewed a pot of fresh tea, and the water in the celadon cup reflected her worried eyes.

Li Yunjing took the teacup, the steam rising in front of him like mist.

“Good tea!”

He gently blew on the water, ripples shattering the reflections, and asked softly, "Xiao Yuan said that three days ago at midnight, there was a brief fluctuation of spiritual energy in the southeast corner of the palace?"

"Yes, but it was instantly covered by the 'Heavenly Net'."

Zhao Qi unfolded a map of the imperial city and pointed her finger at the observatory in the southeast corner. "This place is close to the library, so there shouldn't be such a strong spiritual energy reaction here."

Li Yunjing and his two companions continued to analyze intelligence, trying to uncover the truth.

The Xiao family's secret outpost is not a high-level outpost, making it difficult to obtain top-tier, accurate information.

This made Li Yunjing somewhat dissatisfied.

The sound of the night watchman's drum came from outside the window. Li Yunjing suddenly stood up and instructed, "You all stay in 'Listening to the Rain Pavilion,' I'll go and take a look."

As the night wind swept across the eaves, Li Yunjing had already transformed into a dark shadow and blended into the moonlight.

He skimmed along the rooftops, landing precisely in the shadows of the buildings with each step.

The outline of the imperial city resembled a lurking beast in the night, while the observatory in the southeast corner looked like a sharp horn piercing the sky.

When Li Yunjing was still a hundred feet away from the palace wall, he suddenly stopped.

He gathered a point of light at his fingertips and let it pass before his eyes.

In the vision of the "Creation God's Eye," the originally invisible "Heavenly Net" revealed a pale golden mesh, completely enveloping the entire palace.

"As expected, the highest level of protection has been activated."

Li Yunjing looked around to make sure no one was there for the time being, then immediately took out the "Boundary-Breaking Sword". With a "ripple", the hard palace wall rippled like water.

Li Yunjing held his breath as he stepped inside, the biting cold instantly penetrating his entire body, as if he were passing through a layer of ice water.

When he opened his eyes again, he was standing in a dark passageway.

"Kan 7, Zhen 3, Li 9..."

Li Yunjing looked at it carefully, muttering to himself as he continuously deduced the location of the restrictions within the palace.

Before long, they discovered some safe locations, and Li Yunjing moved through the passageway like a ghost.

After seven turns, an upward staircase appeared ahead, and the faint sound of voices could be heard.

"The blood sacrifice must be completed at midnight, or the dragon vein will turn against us!"

His voice was hoarse, like the friction of rust.

Li Yunjing approached the wall, and at the end of the stairs was a half-open iron door.

Through the crack in the door, he saw the brightly lit circular palace.

Inside this "Yuhua Palace", there is actually a hidden altar underground!
Nine dragon-shaped pillars encircle the central blood pool, in which seven corpses dressed in dragon robes float.

"Your Excellency, the royal family's direct descendants have been almost entirely sacrificed."

Before the official in purple robes could finish speaking, the old man in black robes raised his hand to interrupt him.

Don't worry about the cost.

The Grand Preceptor's face was hidden in the shadow of his hood, his withered fingers tracing the pool of blood: "The royal family are all pawns, let them die if they want! We must break the seal as soon as possible and retrieve that key!"

He suddenly turned to look at the iron gate. "Now that we're here, why hide?"

Li Yunjing's heart trembled violently. Just as he was about to retreat, he heard a cold laugh coming from nearby.

"You old dog, you are ruthless, actually sending so many direct descendants of the royal family for a blood sacrifice."

A man dressed entirely in white robes emerged from near the iron gate.

This man was middle-aged, seven feet tall, with his head held high, hands behind his back, and triangular eyes that gleamed with a cold, piercing light, giving him an air of great self-importance.

"There are assassins!"

Before the Heavenly Corpse Grand Preceptor could speak, the purple-robed official cried out in a shrill voice.

The entire underground space came to life instantly, with dozens of black-armored guards emerging from the shadows. Even more terrifying, three Nascent Soul level pressures locked onto the person from different directions.

The blood pool surged, and the nine coiled dragon pillars suddenly lit up with a blinding blood-red light.

The white-robed man laughed loudly, and twelve bronze nails flew out from his sleeve, forming some kind of malevolent array in the air.

"The Ouyang family's 'Twelve Heavenly Fiends'?"

The Heavenly Corpse Grand Preceptor's black robes billowed as he formed hand seals. "It seems that Old Ghost Ouyang has given you all of his clan's most treasured artifacts!"

"Ah ah ah..."

The array of bronze nails crashed down, instantly turning the black-armored guards into a bloody mist.

This man in white robes is actually from the Ouyang family!

Li Yunjing took the opportunity to retreat three steps, but his back bumped into an invisible wall of energy.

Where does the little mouse want to go?

A chilling voice whispered close to my ear.

Li Yunjing swung his sword backhand, and the "Boundary-Breaking Sword" struck the void, sending sparks flying.

The attacker revealed himself to be a dwarf with a spider tattooed on his face, whose imposing aura, like a mountain pressing down, emanated from someone at the first level of the Nascent Soul realm.

"die!"

Li Yunjing had a sudden inspiration and deliberately deflected the sword's edge by three points.

Just as the dwarf's poisonous claws were about to touch his throat, a blood wave ten feet high suddenly erupted from the blood pool, and a blood arrow pierced precisely through the dwarf's brow.

"what……"

Amidst screams, the dwarf's veins bulged all over his body, and his essence and blood were drawn out, forming blood streaks that flowed into the pool.

Li Yunjing took the opportunity to move towards the blood pool!
"Boom!"

The white-robed man was now fighting the Heavenly Corpse Grand Master to the point of madness.

The bronze nails he unleashed transformed into vengeful ghosts, while white jade puppets continuously crawled out of the Grand Preceptor's sleeves.

As the two evil creatures tore at each other, the purple-robed official spotted Li Yunjing and suddenly pulled out a blood-red compass: "Summon the Xuanjia Guards!"

"Crack! Click!"

Three cracks appeared in the ground, and warriors clad in heavy black iron armor emerged from the earth.

Their faces were hidden beneath their helmets, only two flickering ghostly flames.

Li Yunjing, including the white-robed man from the Ouyang family, were both within the attack range.

The leader swept his greatsword across, and the white-robed man, unable to dodge in time, had half of his sleeve severed, revealing a ferocious dragon-shaped birthmark on his forearm. "Royal dragon blood?"

Li Yunjing was deeply shaken.

The Ouyang family is actually of royal blood!
No wonder they were able to infiltrate this place.

This person is likely a master born from a marriage between a descendant of the royal family and the Ouyang family.

Li Yunjing had just dodged two warriors clad in heavy black iron armor. Before he could even settle his thoughts, a sharp sword aura suddenly attacked from behind him.

A third force has joined!

Seven sword lights poured down like a silver river, forcing the Xuanjia Guards back three steps.

The newcomer wore a blue robe and a jade crown, with a royal token hanging from the tassel of his sword.

"So there was a yellow oriole too."

The Heavenly Corpse Grand Master grinned sinisterly and made a hand seal, and suddenly chains shot out from the nine coiled dragon pillars.

Li Yunjing leaped into the air, his Breaking Boundary Sword striking the chains and sparking dazzling flames.

Using the force of the recoil, he flipped onto the crossbeam, only to see the white-robed man suddenly lunge towards the blood pool.

"With my blood, I call you by your true name!"

The man in white slashed his wrist, and his blood spilled into the pool.

The seal below trembled violently and floated into the air, forming a strange image of a key.

A terrifying suction force emanated from the bottom of the pool, and everyone except this person and the Heavenly Corpse Grand Master uncontrollably slid towards the blood pool.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a large hole appeared in the palace dome, and moonlight poured in like water.

A red figure arrived under the moonlight, her fiery red hair dancing wildly in the night wind.

Every move this woman made radiated a vibrant red energy.

This vitality has a hint of sweetness!

"not good!"

Li Yunjing caught a whiff of the aroma and couldn't help but let out a loud shout.

This red smoke is not ordinary energy, but a primal force that exudes the power to ignite desire.

As soon as this vital energy seeped into his body, it aroused Li Yunjing's most primal desires.

"The people from the 'Hehuan Sect' have also come?"

The Heavenly Corpse Demon also had a grim expression; he had also just caught a whiff of it.

At this point, he also felt unwell.

Normally, when desires arise, one simply releases them.

There are plenty of women!
Now, at the critical moment of a life-or-death battle, how can one fight a war if their mind is filled with thoughts of love and lust?
His mental strength dropped by 30% from 100%, and a portion of his magical power was used to suppress this primordial energy.

Fortunately, the enemies of the Heavenly Corpse Demon, the white-robed man, the swordsman from the Wang family, and the purple-robed officials, were all treated equally and oppressed.

This keeps the situation balanced.

However, compared to the beginning, everyone's strength has been greatly weakened.

Li Yunjing managed to move slightly. He had also absorbed a lot of this energy that stimulated the seven emotions and six desires, but this energy was being suppressed within his body and was being neutralized by the power of thunder.

"I didn't expect that even the witches from the 'Hehuan Sect' would come."

Li Yunjing has truly seen the world today. One after another, the major demonic sects have sent people. This competition is bound to be extremely fierce and will surely turn the world upside down.

"Giggle..."

The woman, dressed entirely in red, had a crescent moon mark between her brows and her eyes gleamed with a cold, watery light.

With a flick of her wrist, the three Xuanjia Guards were struck as if by lightning, their heavy Xuan iron armor cracking inch by inch.

"Ding Wan! How dare you provoke my 'Heavenly Corpse Sect'?"

The Heavenly Corpse Grand Preceptor's expression changed for the first time. "Aren't you afraid that I'll turn around and storm your 'Joyful Union Sect,' killing you scum before I even see you?"

Ding Wan remained silent, her five fingers making a grasping motion.

Within the blood pool, with a "pop," the seal shattered, and an ancient bronze key broke free from its restraints and flew into her hand.

"You wretch! Put down my royal treasures!"

The white-robed man roared and charged forward, but she slammed him into the bottom of the pool with a single palm strike.

"Let's all work together and kill Ding Wan first!"

The others who were fighting each other, seeing that Ding Wan was about to grab the key, almost simultaneously pounced on her.

"Chi la..."

Sword energy rained down, and magical artifacts bombarded everywhere. Several violent explosions nearly shattered the underground altar.

Ding Wan's clothes were torn to shreds, revealing her long, slender legs and a shocking bloodstain on her snow-white waist and abdomen!
"So many grown men ganging up on a little woman like me, aren't you afraid of losing face as a giant of the demonic path?"

A cold glint flashed in Ding Wan's eyes, and then the crescent mark between her brows suddenly shone brightly. A mental storm swept through, and she launched a counterattack against everyone at the same time.

"what……"

Li Yunjing had the weakest mental strength and was the first to be painfully thrown out!
If it weren't for the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" and the protection of mysterious power within his sea of ​​consciousness, he would have either become an idiot or suffered a severe loss of mental strength from this attack.

As for the others, those whose mental strength was not as strong as Ding Wan's all changed their expressions.

Their brains felt like they were being pricked with needles!
Only the Heavenly Corpse Grand Master, whose mental strength surpassed Ding Wan's, remained vigorous and launched a frenzied counterattack.

"Hahaha! You bitch, you think you're as cunning as me?"

Before he could finish speaking, the Heavenly Corpse Grand Master suddenly unleashed his natal magic weapon.

A crystal coffin.

The moment the coffin lid was opened, the temperature in the entire underground palace plummeted.

The key that Ding Wan controlled flew uncontrollably into the coffin, where an emperor dressed in a five-clawed golden dragon imperial robe lay!

"This is actually the emperor of the 'Jin Kingdom'!"

Li Yunjing withdrew from the fight and flew back to the vicinity of the iron gate. Looking at the corpse in front of him, he suddenly realized what had happened.

The royal emperor was sacrificed by the Heavenly Corpse Grand Master in order to obtain the key to open the secret realm.

"boom!"

The moment the crystal coffin was opened, the entire underground palace trembled violently, as if some ancient entity had been awakened.

The emperor's corpse, clad in a robe with five-clawed golden dragons, slowly opened its eyes, its pupils flashing with an eerie blood-red light.

"Heavenly Corpse Demon, how dare you desecrate my late Emperor of Jin?!"

The white-robed man's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice trembled.

"Blasphemy?"

The Heavenly Corpse Grand Master sneered, "In life, he was nothing more than a puppet of the royal family. It is his honor to be used by me after death!"

The emperor's corpse slowly raised its arm, its five fingers spread, and a terrifying suction force erupted. The key in Ding Wan's hand trembled violently and was about to slip out of her grasp!

"Don't think about it!"

Ding Wanjiao shouted, and the crescent moon mark between her eyebrows shone brightly. A bewitching spiritual wave swept out, attempting to interfere with the control of the emperor's corpse.

"You dare to be so insolent before me with mere charm arts?"

However, the emperor's corpse merely gave a cold laugh, emitting a hoarse sound from its throat.

"Crack!"

Ding Wan's mental shock was shattered. She groaned and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of her mouth.

"Damn it! My supernatural powers are useless against the dead!"

She gritted her teeth and retreated rapidly, but the emperor's corpse was even faster, its five fingers like hooks reaching directly for her throat!

"when……"

At the critical moment, a sword light slashed across the sky, forcefully repelling the attack of the emperor's corpse!

"A swordsman from the Wang family?"

Li Yunjing narrowed his eyes and looked at the swordsman in the blue robe.

This man's sword intent was sharp, and the long sword in his hand gleamed with a cold light, managing to briefly contend with the emperor's corpse.

"The Wang family's 'Dragon-Slaying Sword'?"

The Heavenly Corpse Grand Master sneered, "Unfortunately, your cultivation is insufficient to slay a true dragon!"

The emperor's corpse roared, its corpse energy surging. It struck out with a palm, and the swordsman in green groaned, being knocked back several steps, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Let's all attack together! Otherwise, no one will get the key!"

The white-robed man shouted sharply, a flash of blood-red light appeared in his hand, and he summoned a blood-red longsword, slashing fiercely at the emperor's corpse.

"boom!"

The blade flashed and the corpse energy collided, causing the underground palace to tremble once more, and rubble fell in a flurry.

Li Yunjing's eyes flashed; he knew that now was the best opportunity!

He flashed and became a blur, rushing straight at Ding Wan!

"A mere Golden Core cultivator dares to come here to die?"

Ding Wan sensed his intention and sneered.

With a wave of her hand, a pink mist swept over, and Li Yunjing instantly felt hot all over, his blood surging, and he had an irresistible urge!
"The charm technique of the Hehuan Sect!"

He gritted his teeth and forcefully activated the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal," unleashing the power of thunder within his body to suppress that desire.

"what?"

Ding Wan was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting Li Yunjing to be able to resist her charm.

"boom!"

Just then, the emperor's corpse threw a punch. Ding Wan hastily defended herself and was blasted away, the key slipping from her hand!

"Chance!"

Without hesitation, Li Yunjing moved with lightning speed and grabbed the key!
"court death!"

The Heavenly Corpse Grand Tutor roared, and the emperor's corpse suddenly turned its head, its blood-red eyes locking onto Li Yunjing!

(End of this chapter)